BIBLIOTHKCA PISCATORIA. 147 



by ijins. has a quaint little frontispiece of an an),'ler of the period 

 piving his craft. A Copy in the Hulh library, purchased at Corser's 

 sale, is stated in tlic catah)f,'ue to l)c the only one known— a state- 

 ment very wide of the truth.] 

 The young sporlsinan's instructor, etc. Sold at the Gold Ring 

 in Little IJiitain, Loudon. .552. front., title, pp. 140. 4H''.; 

 Printed and sold by S Ganiidj^e, Bookseller in Worcester, 

 (u. d.) pp. 156. 4^°. ; London, repiinlcd for T. Gosden by 

 J. Johnson, Apollo Press, Brook-stieet, Holborn, x'^io. pp. vi. 

 136 &" one leaf. 32°. 



[Eight copies of (iosden's reprint were on vellum. 'I'he Wor- 

 cester reprint oinits the portion relating to hawking. \ reprint, 

 with a reproiluclion of the woodcut, is contained in Pearson's 

 "Angler's Delight for 1871.'] 

 The young sportsman's delight and instructor in angling, fowl- 

 ing, hawking, hunting, oidering singing birds, hawks, poultry, 

 conies, hares, dogs, etc., and iiow to cure them. By G. M. 

 Sold at the Ring in Little Britain. Price 6d. front.., pp. iv. 

 138. 24". 



[ W ith a second title as follo.ws :] 

 A com pleat and expjrienc'd angler, in two parts: or, the anglers 

 vade-mecum, shewing the best way to make fishing rods, 

 lines, floats, plummets, hooks, artificial flies, panniers and 

 other tackle ; and how to find the haunts of fish, and take 

 them with all sorts of baits, as well artificial as natural, in all 

 sorts of water. To make divers sorts of oils and ointments 

 exceeding the oil of osprey. The second part containing 

 directions to take fowl, and to order singing birds, hawks, 

 hares, poultry, and dogs. Printed for G. Conyers, at the 

 Ring in Little Britain, {cir. 1712.] front., pp. iv. 138. 24°. 

 [Some new matter is added to this edition of "The young 

 sportsman's instructor," and we are assured, at the end, that the 

 " book contains curiosities and secrets that never were in print in 

 any book of angling whatever." The frontispiece has five rude repre- 

 sentations of tish and the little cut of the angler used as a frontis- 

 piece in the early editions. Page 127 is headed "Curiosities." The 

 first is " To make sport with a pike or jack," and another (p. 132) 

 " An angler's directions to preserve orchards," which consists in 

 raising a smoke with " mucky straw," when the wind is easterly, so 

 that it " ma)- be earned over the whole orchard." This is an 

 e.xcerpt from the "Epitome of Husbandry," p. 38. The book is 

 very rare and we only know of the existence of one perfect copy 

 which is now in the Denison collection.] 



The compleat husbandman and gentleman's recre- 



ation : or, the whole art of husbandry; containing ... vii. 

 Directions in angling, fowling, hawking, hunting, ringing, 

 etc. By G. Markham, Gent. London, printed for G. Conyers, 

 at the Gold Ring in Little Brittain. 2 pts. 1707. front. .^ 

 pp. ii. 38. 12°.; (n. d.) front., pp. ii. 38. 12'. 



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